The wiki page is a HIGH SCHOOL chemistry project and contains actual data, but a FICTIONAL account of an IMAGINED murder mystery. All circumstances, persons and events described are purely imaginative. Any similarities between actual circumstances, persons and events are coincidental.
Ethylene glycol. A deadly poison found in household items like antifreeze. Potentially a killer toxin that could be used to murder someone. It is a poison with subtle qualities unique to only that poison. It's sweet, odorless, colorless, and soluble in water. The perfect poison. Once ingested, it oxidizes into glycolic acid and then into oxalic acid which is poisonous. The victim will usually vomit and eventually the poison will cause his/her kidneys to fail.
The structure of ethylene glycol.
It's clear that this poison is dangerous. It is readily available and can be concealed in a drink very easily. But who would even think of using this chemical to murder anyone else? Let's find out.
Disclaimer:
The wiki page is a HIGH SCHOOL chemistry project and contains actual data, but a FICTIONAL account of an IMAGINED murder mystery. All circumstances, persons and events described are purely imaginative. Any similarities between actual circumstances, persons and events are coincidental.
Ethylene glycol. A deadly poison found in household items like antifreeze. Potentially a killer toxin that could be used to murder someone. It is a poison with subtle qualities unique to only that poison. It's sweet, odorless, colorless, and soluble in water. The perfect poison. Once ingested, it oxidizes into glycolic acid and then into oxalic acid which is poisonous. The victim will usually vomit and eventually the poison will cause his/her kidneys to fail.
It's clear that this poison is dangerous. It is readily available and can be concealed in a drink very easily. But who would even think of using this chemical to murder anyone else? Let's find out.